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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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